Pages

Monday, January 26, 2009

Sweet Potato and Black Bean Salsa

Isn't this pretty? I've always found it hard to come up with vegetables to serve with with Mexican food. I'm not fond of the colors or tastes of the usual suspects, but the sparkling colors and piquant flavor of this salsa have solved the problem. If you're tired of gray vegetables and tinned tomatoes I hope you'll try this. It will give a real lift to your palate. While I serve the salsa in tortilla bowls, that really isn't necessary - it does, however, add pizzazz to the presentation. If you plan to serve the salsa with chips I suggest you cut the ingredients in smaller pieces than that recommended in the recipe. I use pickled jalapeno peppers to insure a constant amount of heat. There are times when the jalapenos in the market are as sweet as bell peppers and that just won't do in this recipe. I know you're going to like this one!Sweet Potato and Black Bean Salsa

Directions:1) Place cubed sweet potatoes in a large (5-quart) microwavable bowl with a lid. Add 1 tablespoon water to bowl, cover, and microwave on HIGH power for 6 to 8 minutes, stirring once halfway through cooking. Potatoes must be tender but still retain their shape. Transfer to a baking sheet lined with paper toweling and allow to dry for 5 minutes.2) Place sweet potatoes, red, green and yellow peppers, onion, chopped jalapeno peppers, black beans, lime juice and cilantro in a large bowl. Toss to combine. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Refrigerate for 1 hour to chill ingredients.3) Line tortilla bowls with lettuce leaves. Spoon salsa into bowl. Yield 4 to 6 servings.

This is my entry for the FebruaryPotato Ho Down event sponsored and hosted this month by Cathy who blogs atNoble Pig.

Oh my gosh...I'm gonna LOVE your blog. I skimmed down and saw that chocolate french toast, and it looks heavenly and sinfully delicious, and I'm gonna try making that. I just know my hubby will like it.

I'm here from Bloggers Over 50 and will go add your blog link to the list of members. Welcome.

As you can see, I'm here visiting from my own personal blog and I would like to extend an invitation for you to come visit with me any time!!!!

I'm gonna add you to my blogs I follow too!!

Nice meeting you Mary!!!

[ps, you may have to refresh your browser window to see that you are added...it'll be a few minutes before I get out to blogrolling to add you, but I will as soon as I click "publish the comment"

So sorry to leave this message here but my computer crashed and I lost all info, including the email you sent me with your Potato Ho entry. Long story as to why I can't email you from your blogger page...tell ya later. I do know you sent me the email on 1/28 I beleive. Is there any way you can resend it to me? Do you have that computer with you? If not I will attempt to reconstruct from this page but need your Potato Ho name.So sorry, Cathy. cathy@noblepig.com

Site Meter

Privacy Policy

This blog does not share personal information with third-parties nor does it store information about your visit for use other than to analyze content performance through the use of cookies, which you can turn off at anytime by modifying your Internet browser's settings. Third party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a a users prior visits to this website. Google's use of the DoubleClick cookie enables it and its partners to serve ads. This blog is not responsible for the republishing of the content found here on other Web sites or media without the owners permission. This privacy policy is subject to change without notice